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"&lt;strong&gt;Jerry Mathers&lt;/strong&gt;, who played The Beaver on \"Leave It to Beaver\" just gave this statement to TMZ on the passing of &lt;strong&gt;Barbara Billingsley&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"1016_jerry_mathers_barbara_billingsley_getty_ex\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2010/10/16/1016-jerry-mathers-barbara-billingsley-getty-ex-credit.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"&lt;em&gt;I am deeply saddened by the loss of my dear friend and lifetime mentor Barbara Billingsley.  She will live in the hearts of her fans as a wonderful actress and be remembered by her friends as a gracious lady.  Barbara was a patient advisor and teacher.   She helped me along this challenging journey through life by showing me the importance of manners, and respect for others.  She will be deeply missed by all of her family, friends, fans and most especially by me&lt;/em&gt;.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for Jerry, he also tells TMZ he's \"excited to be getting married in January at the &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/HUBWHHF-The-Waterfront-Beach-Resort-a-Hilton-Hotel-California/index.do\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waterfront Hilton&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in Huntington Beach.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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